Definitions

very

[ver-ee] / ˈvɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

real, exact

Synonyms

WEAK

actual appropriate authentic bare bona fide correct especial express genuine ideal identical indubitable mere model perfect plain precise pure right same selfsame sheer simple special sure-enough true undoubted unqualified unquestionable veritable very same

Antonyms

WEAK

inexact

ADVERB

much, really; to a high degree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely awfully certainly decidedly deeply eminently exceedingly excessively extraordinarily extremely greatly highly incredibly noticeably particularly pretty profoundly remarkably surprisingly terribly truly uncommonly unusually wonderfully

WEAK

acutely amply astonishingly considerably dearly emphatically exaggeratedly extensively indispensably largely notably positively powerfully pressingly prodigiously substantially superlatively surpassingly vastly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

commonly doubtfully dubiously indefinite little unremarkably usually

Example Sentences

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Sahbaz: This is our very first World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

These delays could be a pain but we kept it very simple.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said for his part that "a very brief discussion took place regarding the nuclear issue, but there was no discussion of details".

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

“I think it’s very unlikely that Ghana’s legislation will trigger a similar response from Washington,” said Frühauf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Unfortunately for Samson, he had been very wrong.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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